Spoiled By My Ex-Fiance's Uncle
Chapter 359: Tracking Her to the Hospital

Chapter 359: Chapter 359: Tracking Her to the Hospital

Zhou Ziqiao couldn’t help but laugh with annoyance when he received the message; he truly hadn’t seen such a shameless Mu Shaoze before.

It was a completely new level of persistence in his mind.

He replied, "You don’t have to come again. I don’t want to see you."

Mu Shaoze’s response came quickly, "Ziqiao, I miss you a lot. I’ve bought some things for pregnant women to eat and use. If you accept them, I’ll go. Otherwise, I won’t leave."

Zhou Ziqiao retorted, "Do you get a sense of accomplishment from threatening me?"

Mu Shaoze grew anxious, "It’s not like that. I’m just too eager for you to accept them, that’s all."

Zhou Ziqiao, "Suit yourself. Just a friendly reminder, you’ve been wet for a day; you should change your diaper. Also, if you don’t have a bowel movement for a long time, it can lead to intestinal obstruction."

When Mu Shaoze read her reply, he immediately responded, "Ziqiao, you really do care about me."

Zhou Ziqiao thought Mu Shaoze had a strong imagination and decided to stop responding to him.

She walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and watched the orange sunset dye the sky red, enveloping the man at the engraved gate.

She was somewhat surprised at how proactive and clingy Mu Shaoze had become, but she wasn’t going to forgive him.

She couldn’t let his momentary sweet nothings and sugar-coated bullets hide his misconduct; otherwise, she would be letting herself down.

Mu Shaoze finally left for his apartment under the moonlight after seeing the lights in Zhou Ziqiao’s room turn off.

After a shower, he lay in bed and sent a message to Fu Shiyan.

"After angering Little Five, what’s the worst wooing disaster you’ve encountered?"

At that moment, Fu Shiyan, who had just finished a meeting, picked up his phone and sent a message.

"I’m sorry to say, I don’t recall any."

Mu Shaoze was looking forward to Fu Shiyan’s personal story; he didn’t expect him to feign amnesia, leaving Mu Shaoze to suffer alone.

He threw his phone aside and roughly pulled the blanket over his head to sleep.

Early morning at Zhou Family Manor.

Zhou Ziqiao went to the hospital with Mother Zhou, driven by the housekeeper.

As they approached the gate, Mother Zhou made a particular point of looking for Mu Shaoze.

Ziqiao asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Nobody."

"You’re looking for Mu Shaoze, aren’t you?"

Mother Zhou sighed, "I just worry he might follow. He’s been like a clingy plaster these past few days. But maybe it’s just a spur-of-the-moment thing. After a few rejections, he’ll probably give up."

Zhou Ziqiao murmured, looking out the window, "Yeah, ordinary people find it hard to persist after a few rejections, let alone someone as proud as he is."

Mother Zhou pursed her lips, "You think everyone can be like you, fancying that little bastard for five years, and what did you get? Just a ball."

Zhou Ziqiao glanced at Mother Zhou with a hint of grievance, "That’s how you talk about your daughter? Just got a ball!"

"Hmm, not even a ball now."

Zhou Ziqiao didn’t want to listen to Mother Zhou anymore and promptly put on headphones to listen to music.

Since they had an appointment, they didn’t have to wait upon arriving at the hospital, and Mother Zhou accompanied Zhou Ziqiao into the consulting room.

The doctor asked about her situation and gave her some test orders.

Glancing at them, she saw they needed to collect blood for HCG and progesterone tests, along with ultrasound and urinalysis.

First, she went to get her blood drawn. Since she’s a bit squeamish, she turned her head away.

Soon the blood was drawn, and the nurse asked her to press on the vein to avoid bruising.

Mother Zhou took her to sit down, "You need to hold your pee for the ultrasound. Do you feel like going?"

"Not now, I’ve been peeing a lot lately. I went to the bathroom at five this morning."

Mother Zhou nodded, "Drink more water then. But I left the thermos in the car; I’ll call Housekeeper Li."

Mother Zhou tried to call the housekeeper, but got no response. She stood up, "Qiaoqiao, I’ll go and check on it; you wait here for me."

Zhou Ziqiao watched Mother Zhou leave, then turned her gaze to the spot where she pressed with her hand and lifted the cotton swab to check, only to find the puncture site bleeding again.

She closed her eyes feeling dizzy, wanting to ask for another cotton swab, but then a slender, good-looking hand handed her one.

She followed the neat dress pants upward, her breath catching.

Mu Shaoze was staring at her intently, "I know I’m quite handsome, but you don’t have to be so shocked."

Zhou Ziqiao felt a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance, and tried to stand up quickly, but the man’s large hand pressed her shoulder down.

Mu Shaoze put one arm around her shoulder and pressed the cotton swab on the puncture site with the other.

Of course, Zhou Ziqiao resisted, but Mu Shaoze firmly held her in place, "Don’t move, or the bleeding will start again."

"What are you doing here?"

Mu Shaoze’s eyes were full of tenderness, "I just want to be with you, even if it’s just to look at you from afar."

Zhou Ziqiao couldn’t believe her eyes as she looked at him.

Seeing her surprise, Mu Shaoze smiled and said, "Last night, I wanted to sleep but I missed you so much that I couldn’t fall asleep.

I want to formally apologize to you, I’m sorry.

I’m not expecting you to forgive me right now, after all, you’ve waited for me for so many years, and I’ve hurt you deeply before, but I’ll pursue you properly, hoping you’ll give me a chance.

Besides, you’re carrying my child, I have to take responsibility for it."

This was the first time Zhou Ziqiao heard Mu Shaoze apologize so formally, and it stunned her momentarily.

Mu Shaoze looked at her sincerely, "Empty words mean nothing, you should observe my actions."

Zhou Ziqiao turned her head away, looking down, "Even if you apologize, I don’t want to forgive you. And this is my child, it has nothing to do with you."

"How could you be pregnant without me? I did contribute a little seed."

Zhou Ziqiao glared at him, "Don’t think about fighting for custody once the child is born; I won’t relent."

Mu Shaoze, faced with her watchful eyes, looked like a wounded and defensive hedgehog, "Don’t be nervous, I just want to take care of you and the child, I want to give you a home."

"Home? Stop dreaming! Let go of my daughter!" Mother Zhou approached with a thermos in her arms, fuming with anger, "I just left and you came right after. Now you say you want to give Qiaoqiao a home, where were you when you hurt her?"

Mother Zhou flung her purse at Mu Shaoze’s face, he didn’t move, and took the hit.

"Let go!" Mother Zhou was angry just looking at him.

Mu Shaoze, his eye struck, closed his eyes in discomfort, "Ziqiao hasn’t stopped bleeding yet."

Mother Zhou yanked the man’s hand away, "Then we don’t need your help for that!"

Zhou Ziqiao quickly stood up, pressing down on the injection site, "Mom, let’s go."

Mother Zhou quickly escorted Zhou Ziqiao away.

Mu Shaoze followed behind in a sorry state.

Unable to shake him off, Mother Zhou finally let him follow.

Zhou Ziqiao needed to hold her urine, and after finishing a thermos of water, she still didn’t feel the urge.

Mother Zhou glanced at Mu Shaoze, "You go buy Qiaoqiao a bottle of water, hurry up."

Mu Shaoze rubbed the corner of his eye and immediately stood up from the bench, "Okay, right away."

Once he left, Mother Zhou asked, "Does it bother you that I hit him?"

Zhou Ziqiao lowered her gaze, "Not at all. You’re teaching him a lesson because you’re upset for me; how could I be so ungrateful?"

Mother Zhou patted her hand, "Qiaoqiao, men can be jerks; they only cherish what they can’t have. If you don’t train him properly now, it will be much harder later. Just look at Mu Shaoze’s roguish handsome face, it’s both attractive and asking for a beating. What did he say to you?"

Zhou Ziqiao repeated Mu Shaoze’s words.

"Does that move you?" sighed Mother Zhou, "I know you like him. How can you stop liking someone so quickly? But this time, we have the upper hand, and we must keep a tight hold on him."

Zhou Ziqiao pondered, "I don’t want him to be with me just because of the child, that wouldn’t be fair to me."

Mother Zhou understood her thoughts and hugged Zhou Ziqiao, "My daughter, why is your path to love so troubled?"

Zhou Ziqiao chuckled softly, resting a hand on her abdomen, "It’s okay; having it satisfies me. I’ve never longed for marriage."

Mu Shaoze, who returned with the water, overheard this and felt terrible. He had hurt Zhou Ziqiao deeply, so much so that she’d lost hope in marriage.

Spotting him back, Zhou Ziqiao took the already opened bottle of water and gulped it down.

Mu Shaoze was just about to sit beside Zhou Ziqiao when he heard Mother Zhou’s cough.

Such an obvious hint could not be ignored, so he reluctantly got up and sat on the bench opposite Zhou Ziqiao.

Before long, she successfully held her urine long enough to go to the ultrasound room for a checkup.

Mu Shaoze paced back and forth at the door.

Mother Zhou took his picture and sent it to Father Zhou, who was in a meeting at the company.

Father Zhou: "What’s going on?"

Mother Zhou: "He’s showing kindness, probably because of Qiaoqiao’s child. He might fight for custody later."

Father Zhou: "We can’t have that; I’m headed there now."

Mother Zhou: "Never mind, we’re leaving soon. I’ll make things clear to him before we do."

Father Zhou: "Tell him if he dares to touch Qiaoqiao, I’ll fight him with my life."

Mother Zhou put away her phone and looked toward Mu Shaoze, "Come here."